In today’s world where consumer rights are increasingly valued, food safety issues once again capture public attention. In the dazzling ceramics market, how can one identify safe and healthy tableware? Jiangsu GC Porcelain Co., Ltd., a time-honored Chinese enterprise with over 60 years of experience in the ceramics industry, provides an answer through its “Healthy China Ceramics” special initiative. From raw material selection to technological innovation, from strict quality control to standard-setting leadership, this enterprise builds a solid defense line for consumers’ table safety with its “hardcore” strength across the entire industrial chain.
Strict Raw Material Control: Building Safety Foundation from the Source
In the production workshop of Jiangsu GC Porcelain Co., Ltd., each batch of glazes and decal papers must pass the “entrance exam” of lead and cadmium migration tests. The enterprise not only uses environmentally friendly materials such as lead-free glazes and lead-cadmium-free decal papers, but even sources its decorative gold directly from the Shanghai Gold Exchange. “Raw materials are like the genes of ceramics; pollution risks must be cut off at the source,” says a relevant executive at GC Porcelain.
In the quality inspection workshop, equipment like atomic absorption spectrometers operates 24 hours a day for “ultimate testing” of finished products. “Our enterprise standards are stricter than national standards, and we’re equipped with internationally advanced equipment like atomic spectrometers. We implement a one-vote veto system for lead and cadmium migration in final products – those that don’t meet national and enterprise standards are not allowed to leave the factory.” This extreme source control has earned GC Porcelain consecutive titles of “National Export Quality Safety Demonstration Enterprise” and “National Export Inspection-Free Enterprise.”
Technology Upgrade: Scientific Innovation Drives Quality Breakthrough
As a key achievement of the national “12th Five-Year Plan” scientific research program, GC Porcelain’ bone china production line was selected as a “National High-Quality Daily-use Ceramics Demonstration Line.” This production line has achieved transformation from traditional to high-end manufacturing through four technical breakthroughs: raw material standardization, gas-based firing, equipment modernization, and auxiliary material specialization, reaching international advanced levels in product quality.
Core equipment in the production line uses independently developed large high-temperature tunnel kilns and roller decoration kilns, precisely controlling kiln atmosphere to promote heavy metal volatilization. International standardized testing shows that the product’s lead and cadmium migration control indicators lead the industry, making it a national consumer goods standardization pilot unit.
Closed-loop Testing: Quality Standards Beyond National Requirements
GC Porcelain implements internal control standards stricter than national standards, with some indicators following California regulations. “National standards are the bottom line, but enterprise internal control standards are the true quality lifeline,” states the quality department head. In repeated sampling inspections by national quality inspection departments and overseas regulatory agencies, GC Porcelain’ bone china and stoneware products have maintained a 100% pass rate. Since their first products passed FDA testing in the 1990s, the enterprise has maintained a “zero excess” record for export products. This track record proves their commitment to “health and safety” core standards.
From APEC Summit state banquet tableware to everyday household dishes, GC Porcelain consistently practices the “Healthy China Ceramics” concept, striving to drive industry development from “price competition” to “quality competition.” As the March 15 Consumer Rights Day spotlight shines on the consumer market, GC Porcelain proves through concrete actions that the defense line for table safety is being fortified one piece of ceramic at a time.
